Ante-post favourite Forgotten Rules remains in contention for the Gold Cup at Ascot on Thursday.

Newmarket trainer James Fanshawe is expecting an improved performance from top-class mare Seal Of Approval in the Betfred TV Geoffrey Freer Stakes at Newbury today.

Richard Fahey has no intention of taking his foot off the gas as he continues to develop his burgeoning empire in the pursuit of winners.

Meekong River earned a crack at the Group 1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud in Saint-Cloud next Saturday when landing the listed Eyrefield Stakes at Leopardstown yesterday.

Little is given away by the Coolmore camp but the hints were there that Magician could well be the superior of their two Chester Derby trial winners this week.

Dunaden bids to confirm his middle-distance credentials when he contests the Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot today.

St Nicholas Abbey could head to Royal Ascot after defending his crown in the Diamond Jubilee Coronation Cup at Epsom with a brilliant performance under Joseph O'Brien.

A clash between the equine superstars of the northern and southern hemispheres has been ruled out at Goodwood, with brilliant Australian mare Black Caviar not among the entries for the Qipco Sussex Stakes on August 1.

Camelot heads just 12 remaining entries for the Investec Derby at Epsom on Saturday.

Richard Hughes plans to stay as busy as possible ahead of a weekend Classic engagement after making his long-awaited comeback at Lingfield yesterday.

Alan McCabe continues to be peeved by Caspar Netscher's underdog status, but the Nottinghamshire trainer can have another attempt at confounding the experts in the Qipco 2000 Guineas after the colt came out on top in Newbury's Aon Greenham Stakes this afternoon.

A crack at the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe will be “seriously considered” for Snow Fairy if the ground is suitable at Longchamp on October 2.

Johnny Murtagh is better placed than most to assess Saturday’s Irish Field St Leger at the Curragh as he bids to get the better of former ally Fame And Glory on the Mark Johnston-trained Jukebox Jury.

Fame And Glory is the star attraction as six horses were left to do battle in the Irish Field St Leger at the Curragh on Saturday.

MOYENNE Corniche and apprentice rider Dale Swift were the toast of York on Saturday as they teamed up for a local success in the Betfred Ebor.

FAME AND GLORY will face 14 rivals as he bids to assume the mantle of his former stablemate Yeats in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot tomorrow.

Fame And Glory will face 14 rivals as he bids to assume the mantle of his former stablemate Yeats in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot on Thursday.

LAST year’s winner Rite Of Passage is the major absentee following the confirmation stage for the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot on Thursday.

David O’Meara has yet to make any firm plans for Blue Bajan following his excellent display in Thursday’s Henry II Stakes.

Richard Fahey may have been out of luck with Wootton Bassett in the French Guineas but his excellent form continued as Kay Gee Bee landed the feature race at Ripon.

DUNCAN served up an encouraging triumph in the Emirates Airline Yorkshire Cup at York yesterday and offered enough evidence to suggest a feasible contender for the Ascot Gold Cup has finally arrived.

Henry Cecil has suffered a blow just as the Flat season swings into gear with the news that Manifest has been ruled out for the season.

Sans Frontieres is set to make his first appearance of the Flat season in the Emirates Airline Yorkshire Cup in May.

DERBY hero Workforce is far from certain to return to Epsom for the Investec Coronation Cup in June.

THERE would surely be no more popular winner of the week than if Henry Cecil’s Manifest prevailed in the Ascot Gold Cup today.

Aidan O’Brien is looking to Age Of Aquarius to fill the huge void left by the legendary Yeats in tomorrow’s Ascot Gold Cup.

Henry Cecil’s Manifest will face 12 rivals as he bids to confirm the huge impression he made last time out in Thursday’s Gold Cup at Royal Ascot.

HIGH-CLASS mare Profound Beauty proved herself on course for a return to Flemington in November, for the Melbourne Cup, when turning over Ballydoyle hot-pot Age Of Aquarius in the listed Saval Beg Stakes at Leopardstown yesterday.

Henry Cecil’s Manifest turned the Emirates Airline Yorkshire Cup into a procession with a stunning success under Tom Queally.

William Knight has pencilled in the Henry II Stakes at Sandown on May 27 for his stable stalwart Illustrious Blue.

NEW kid on the block William Knight stole the plaudits with a headline-grabbing double at Ascot yesterday.

The betting suggested Richard Hannon's Zebedee was a good thing in the Aldermore Conditions Stakes at Ascot and punters were queuing up for their money some way from home.

Smart dual purpose performer Blue Bajan is out for about a year with a leg problem.

Top-weight Blue Bajan has been ruled out of Saturday’s totesport.com Cesarewitch at Newmarket.

Aidan O’Brien is hoping Yeats can leave his disappointing seasonal reappearance run at Navan well behind him as he bids for an unprecedented fourth Gold Cup at Royal Ascot.

RICHARD Hills firmly believes his mount Youmzain is the horse to beat in tomorrow’s Investec Coronation Cup at Epsom.

Jamie Osborne would like the ground to dry out a little for Geordieland ahead of the Blue Square Henry II Stakes at Sandown on Thursday.

ASK provided Michael Stoute with his second success in the Emirates Airline Yorkshire Cup as the 2-1 favourite landed a significant blow for punters on the final afternoon of York’s three-day May meeting.

Last year’s winner Geordieland is among a final field of nine for the Emirates Airline Yorkshire Cup on Friday.

Last year’s winner Geordieland is one of 12 entries for the Emirates Airline Yorkshire Cup at York on Friday.

Fiulin booked his ticket for the Yorkshire Cup when making all the running to land the Weatherbys Bank "Further Flight" Stakes at Nottingham.

Neil Callan has backed Royal And Regal to return to his best in the National Express Doncaster Cup on Friday.

GEORDIELAND and Sixties Icon could be set for a fascinating clash in the CGA Geoffrey Freer Stakes at Newbury on Saturday.

Geordieland will be given the chance to show he is a genuine contender for the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.